Agreement: Asylum Government

agreement: Under the agreement, Canada is unable to consider asylum for anyone who enters from the U.S., which is deemed a safe country in which to apply for asylum, according to CBC. Government pressed on plan to deal with migrants illegally crossing into CanadaRCMP bracing for more border crossers amid community concerns The agreement has recently been linked to an increasing number of people trying to illegally cross the border from the U.S. into Canada. The 2004 Canada-United States agreement requires refugees to make an asylum claim in the first possible country they reach. The situation has changed due to immigration and refugee policy changes in the States, as evidenced by the situation on ground with refugee claimants not feeling that they will be able to go through a fair process in the U.S. and are seeking to enter into Canada, said Jeremy Barretto, a lawyer with the group behind the petition, Canadians for Welcoming Refugees. Barretto says as of Feb. 17 this year, 80 individuals have crossed Manitoba's border on foot and he's concerned more people will risk injury or death if the situation isn't resolved. Migrants risking lives to cross border Hundreds of refugees in the U.S. have been braving long walks in freezing winter temperatures to cross Canada outside of regular border crossings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.